Welcome Me To The 21st Century

Meredith — Mon, 05 May 2008 03:19:20 +0000

I can’t believe it. I have an iPod. Me, with an iPod. I may be late to the party, but I am sure happy to have been invited. Ever since I got a pair of parachute pants in junior high on the tail end of them going out of style, I’ve been late with the trends. This one has been well worth the wait. You see my ultra-generous brother gave me one as a gift for my birthday. Whenever he would come to visit, I would disappear with his and listen to some of the old music we grew up listening to. So he bought it, loaded it up with the same music that is on his, threw in a couple of iPod extras and brought me into the 21^st century. It did not take me long to fall in love with this little gadget.

My boys love it too. Since my brother is a move soundtrack fan, he programmed quite a few on my iPod. Including the music to Spiderman, Superman and Batman. Well what more could two little boys want? There is plenty of Disney music on there as well. So every night at bedtime, I put the iPod in their room, and start with the Disney tunes. If they are still awake when the princesses are done singing, we graduate to the superhero tunes.They also enjoy the music to Jaws. Although they have never seen the movie, they know that that famous John Williams piece is all about a shark. And that’s good enough for them. My husband is enjoying his iPod moments as well. Since he is a huge James Bond fan, he can’t get enough of the James Bond movie themes that my brother programmed. We are also set whenever we need an eighties music fix. It’s not like I can hear The Safety Dance everyday. Oh wait, I actually can now! Ahhh…the beauty of an iPod. Now if I could just get some cable, I’d really feel like one of those Disney song titles, “Part of Your World!”

Wee Little Rockers

Meredith — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:42:21 +0000

I wrote a blog many months ago about how my 2 boys loved the music from Tommy by The Who. Well I am happy to report that they are still rockin out. Only this time they’ve added Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult and The Ramones to their musical tastes. I still get tortured with Wheels on the Bus and the soundtrack to Aladdin, but it is nice to get to jam every once in awhile.

You see, Black Sabbath sings a song that I’m sure most moms, (well at least the ones in my age group anyway) already know. The song is “Iron Man”. And as far as my sons are concerned, it was written solely for the Iron Man movie that comes out this summer. They’ve already seen the trailer on the Internet a few times. That famous jammer of a tune is in the preview. When “Iron Man” came on the radio the other day, my sons went crazy with joy. I was happy to see that they remembered how to air drum like Keith Moon. (Something I taught them during their Tommy phase.) However, they were a little disappointed that I couldn’t rewind the song on the radio. Darn kids are so used to instant gratification. But I’ll save that subject for another blog.

Blue Oyster Cult sings a song about the notorious Japanese frienemy Godzilla. What little boys can resist a song about that great green lizard? Certainly not mine. So they jam to “Godzilla” whenever a DJ decides to pull out the old Blue Oyster Cult albums. Needless to say, we have to listen to a lot of classic rock stations.

On to The Ramones. I’m sure my boys will appreciate “Rock -n- Roll High School” when they get a little older. But right now, it’s all about their Spiderman song. The Ramones’ version is loud, fast, and totally rockin! I’m expecting one of my sons to eventually smash up his little Wiggles’ guitar while listening to this tune. Pete Townsend would be so proud.

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Welcome Me To The 21st Century

Wee Little Rockers